Definition of steal

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Steal (v. t.) To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.

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Surrey :: Surreptitious (a.) Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods..
Otosteal :: Otosteal (n.) An auditory ossicle.
Lurch :: Lurch (v. t.) To steal; to rob.
Steelhead :: Steeler (n.) Same as Stealer.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Pilfer :: Pilfer (v. i.) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft..
Stolid :: Stolen () p. p. of Steal.
Abaction :: Abaction (n.) Stealing cattle on a large scale.
Thievish :: Thievish (a.) Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
Parosteal :: Parosteal () Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification..
Fake :: Fake (v. t.) To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
Reave :: Reave (v. i.) To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic.
Steam :: Stealthy (superl.) Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived; secret; furtive; sly.
Bone :: Bone (v. t.) To steal; to take possession of.
Stalk :: Stalk (v. i.) To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun..
Deerstalking :: Deerstalking (n.) The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares..
Poach :: Poach (v. i.) To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon..
Steal :: Steal (v. t.) To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.
Creep :: Creep (v. t.) To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or one's self; as, age creeps upon us..
Cunner :: Cunner (n.) A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast (Ctenolabrus adspersus); -- called also chogset, burgall, blue perch, and bait stealer..
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